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SPTO · 11-27-2018, 02:01 PM

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/27/enter...ead/index.html

I'm frankly a little shocked that there's not a thread yet about this considering the general age demographic of this site. The world has lost one of the most unique and fun creative voices in animation. Truly Bikini Bottom is a little less brighter without Hillenburg.

Majingir · 11-27-2018, 02:10 PM

Blzer · 11-27-2018, 06:57 PM

What? No way! This really came out of the blue for me. I had no idea he had ALS. This is such sad news.

When he left the show as producer it went way down hill. When he came back a couple of years ago, I thought it was going to go back to its roots... yet it never did. Not in art direction, voice-over mannerisms, zaniness and chaos, grossness that the show picked up, and irky main characters. Season 3 was the peak of the show and any time I get a chance to see/reminisce on an episode that early on I stop at nothing to acknowledge its presence.

R.I.P.

jake44np · 11-28-2018, 11:24 AM

It was one of the only cartoons that my daughter loved that I loved watching with her!
We have seen every episode multiple times together.

TripleCrown9 · 11-29-2018, 06:29 AM

Passed a billboard on my way to work this morning.

It was solid yellow, with SpongeBob's face crying on the right and on the left it said "Bye, bye Captain 1961-2018".

And now I'm sad at work.

Caulfield · 12-01-2018, 02:31 PM

When spongebob first came out it was immediately one of the rare cartoons for kids that, if my son left the room, or fell asleep, I'd keep watching anyways. I like to think there are 2 kinds of people, spongebob or patrick. I'm a patrick.

11-27-2018, 02:01 PM	#1
SPTO binging OVR: 53 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The 905 Posts: 68,062 Blog Entries: 46	R.I.P. Stephen Hillenburg creator of Spongebob Squarepants https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/27/enter...ead/index.html I'm frankly a little shocked that there's not a thread yet about this considering the general age demographic of this site. The world has lost one of the most unique and fun creative voices in animation. Truly Bikini Bottom is a little less brighter without Hillenburg. __________________ Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club "Baseball is the most important thing that doesn't matter at all" - Robert B. Parker Last edited by SPTO; 11-27-2018 at 02:03 PM.

11-27-2018, 02:10 PM	#2
Majingir Moderator OVR: 22 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 44,168 Blog Entries: 1	Re: R.I.P. Stephen Hillenburg creator of Spongebob Squarepants

11-27-2018, 06:57 PM	#3
Blzer Resident film pundit OVR: 55 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 42,194 Blog Entries: 8	Re: R.I.P. Stephen Hillenburg creator of Spongebob Squarepants What? No way! This really came out of the blue for me. I had no idea he had ALS. This is such sad news. When he left the show as producer it went way down hill. When he came back a couple of years ago, I thought it was going to go back to its roots... yet it never did. Not in art direction, voice-over mannerisms, zaniness and chaos, grossness that the show picked up, and irky main characters. Season 3 was the peak of the show and any time I get a chance to see/reminisce on an episode that early on I stop at nothing to acknowledge its presence. R.I.P. legendkiller5 likes this. __________________ Samsung PN60F8500 PDP / Anthem MRX 720 / Klipsch RC-62 II / Klipsch RF-82 II (x2) / Insignia NS-B2111 (x2) / SVS PC13-Ultra / SVS SB-2000 / Sony MDR-7506 Professional / Audio-Technica ATH-R70x / Sony PS3 & PS4 / DirecTV HR44-500 / DarbeeVision DVP-5000 / Panamax M5400-PM / Elgato HD60

11-28-2018, 11:24 AM	#4
jake44np Post Like a Champion! OVR: 22 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Burg, Indiana Posts: 9,547	Re: R.I.P. Stephen Hillenburg creator of Spongebob Squarepants It was one of the only cartoons that my daughter loved that I loved watching with her! We have seen every episode multiple times together. __________________ ND Season Ticket Holder since '72.

11-29-2018, 06:29 AM	#5
TripleCrown9 Keep the Faith OVR: 28 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 22,654 Blog Entries: 2	Re: R.I.P. Stephen Hillenburg creator of Spongebob Squarepants Passed a billboard on my way to work this morning. It was solid yellow, with SpongeBob's face crying on the right and on the left it said "Bye, bye Captain 1961-2018". And now I'm sad at work. IBMA and SPTO like this. __________________ Boston Red Sox 1903 1912 1915 1916 1918 2004 2007 2013 2018 9 4 1 8 27 6 14 45 26 34

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12-01-2018, 02:31 PM	#6
Caulfield Hall Of Fame OVR: 8 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Riverside, AL Blog Entries: 1	Re: R.I.P. Stephen Hillenburg creator of Spongebob Squarepants When spongebob first came out it was immediately one of the rare cartoons for kids that, if my son left the room, or fell asleep, I'd keep watching anyways. I like to think there are 2 kinds of people, spongebob or patrick. I'm a patrick. __________________ OSFM23 - Building Better Baseball - OSFM23 A Work in Progress

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